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Hadas Gold / Politico:
White House is boycotting CNN; official says they're sending representatives “where it makes sense to promote our agenda”, but ban not permanent — Trump administration refuses to put officials on air on the network the president called ‘fake news.’
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
During a White House event honoring Black History month, Trump criticised CNN, said “I don't watch fake news”, then said Fox News had been good to him — President Donald Trump paused during a White House event honoring Black History Month Wednesday to take a shot at CNN …
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Ellen Eldridge / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
CNN producer Mohammed Tawfeeq, who was detained in Atlanta airport on Sunday, has filed a federal lawsuit against Trump's immigration order — A CNN editor and producer who was detained Sunday at Atlanta's airport has filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's immigration order.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
American Public Media's firing of Lewis Wallace illustrates newsroom struggles over diversity and meaning of impartiality as some call media “the enemy” — Lewis Wallace first got into journalism, four years ago, with the help of a fellowship that encouraged diversity.
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Reuters:
Memo to staff from Reuters Editor-in-Chief Steve Adler on covering Trump — In a message to staff today, Reuters Editor-in-Chief Steve Adler wrote about covering President Trump the Reuters way: — The first 12 days of the Trump presidency (yes, that's all it's been!) have been memorable for all …
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Q&A with Michael Barbaro, host of The Daily, the New York Times' daily podcast with 15-20 minute episodes that launches Wednesday — In a bid to build the New York Times into a habit, the Grey Lady is getting increasingly audible. On Wednesday, the Times will launch its first daily podcast …
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Aaron Pressman / Fortune:
During a conference call with analysts on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook seemed to drop hints suggesting the company is about to make a big media acquisition — There have always been doubts about Apple doing a massive, game-changing acquisition, even though rumors regularly emerge …
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Media Wire Daily, New York Times, Forbes, @ohmdee, @adamlashinsky, @ampressman and TechCrunch
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
UK surveillance court rules the decision by police to put two journalists, working at a small regional paper, under surveillance was illegal — DARLINGTON, England (AP) — British journalist Julia Breen's scoop about racism at her local police force didn't just get her on the front page, it got her put under surveillance.
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@robedwards53, @freedomofpress and @razhael
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
During a panel on Tuesday, WSJ Editor Gerry Baker defended his recent directive to stop using “Muslim majority” to describe countries affected by Trump ban — “I am an absolute stickler in all of our coverage for precision in language because, as you say, words are loaded.
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Media Matters for America, @shansquared, @jkellyca and Fortune
Ashifa Kassam / The Guardian:
Fox News deletes tweet about Québec shooter being of Morrocan origin and issues retraction, after complaint from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office — Justin Trudeau's aide says US network claim that mosque attack suspect was of Moroccan origin ‘spread misinformation ... and perpetuates fear and division’
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook is now training its News Feed algorithm to detect authenticity of posts to reduce the promotion of spammy, fake, and sensational stories — Facebook is prioritizing “authentic” content in News Feed with a ranking algorithm change that detects and promotes content “that people consider genuine …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Comparing mainstream coverage of Trump's ban with the right-wing media's, which used overwhelmingly positive headlines — President Trump's response Sunday afternoon to criticism of his executive orders on refugees and immigration accused the news media of getting the story wrong. There was no “Muslim ban.”
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@sopandeb, @auntbec15, @daveweigel, @glennkesslerwp, Vox and Bloomberg
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Profile of NBC News' Katy Tur, who was assigned a private security detail while covering Trump after the then candidate singled her out for abuse on Twitter — It started in June of 2015, at a small gathering in Bedford, N.H. NBC News had assigned reporter Katy Tur to cover the nascent candidacy …
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